thought,"Oh,boy,I guess that meeting wasn'ta success."They didn't realize that the Japanese were demonstrating how seriousa matter this was.And now,that's not so because now they've learned that in order to convey the right feeling and to let them know that it was a successful meeting,they have to smile.So it's very tricky.There are a lot of different meanings to a smile Why should I be careful when looking people from other cultures in the eye? Americans believe that if you mean what you say,you look a person in negatively talk to her and to explain something to the child.The child was misbehaving and it was a girl and the girl was from mexico.and the entire time that the girl was in front ofher,the girl looked down.And the teacher scolded her and said,"Look me in the eye!"And the girl didn't, and she went home and she told her mother.And this mother was very intelligent and came to school the next day and said."My daughter did not look at you because she was paying respect.She has neve looked her grandparents in the eye.And that isa sign of disrespectifshe were to look you in theeye.Well,once the teacher understood that,she understood that.But we impose our beliefs on top ofthat.Nowamong teenagers,ifyou stare somebody in the eye,that's an inventation to violence.It's sortoflike daring them.It's called"mad-dogging".And if you go to Universal Studio's Universal City Walk,there's a signs that said "no undue staring".So,they understand that by staring,you're just sort of challenging another person How does listening posture differ among cultures? Africans and African-Americans will often look down when they are listening,and look up when they are talking.We do the reverse,we look when we're listeningand look away when we'retalking,and so they're just opposite,so if somebody looks away or looksdownd es not me necessarily that they're disrespecting you or ignoring you,because if you're talking and I am lookingdown,if I'm talkingto you and you're looking down I would think"oh she's ignoring me,she's tuningme out" How does physical modesty differ among cultures? We have some interestingthings in our culture at this time that relateto modesty.I noticed it when I was looking for bathing suits online,that you get modest bathing wear for women that are geared to either women who are A,Latter Day Saints,meaning Mormons -they're more covered upthought, "Oh, boy, I guess that meeting wasn't a success." They didn't realize that the Japanese were demonstrating how serious a matter this was. And now, that's not so because now they've learned that in order to convey the right feeling and to let them know that it was a successful meeting, they have to smile. So it's very tricky. There are a lot of different meanings to a smile. Why should I be careful when looking people from other cultures in the eye? Americans believe that if you mean what you say, you look a person in the eye, and if somebody avoids contact, we interpret that very negatively. So, this is just one example of a teacher calling one of her students up to talk to her and to explain something to the child. The child was misbehaving and it was a girl, and the girl was from Mexico, and the entire time that the girl was in front of her, the girl looked down. And the teacher scolded her and said, "Look me in the eye!" And the girl didn't, and she went home and she told her mother. And this mother was very intelligent and came to school the next day and said, "My daughter did not look at you because she was paying you respect. She has never even looked her grandparents in the eye. And that is a sign of disrespect if she were to look you in the eye." Well, once the teacher understood that, she understood that. But we impose our beliefs on top of that. Now among teenagers, if you stare somebody in the eye, that's an inventation to violence. It's sort of like daring them. It's called "mad-dogging". And if you go to Universal Studio's Universal City Walk, there's a signs that said "no undue staring". So, they understand that by staring, you're just sort of challenging another person. How does listening posture differ among cultures? Africans and African-Americans will often look down when they are listening, and look up when they are talking. We do the reverse, we look when we're listening and look away when we're talking, and so they're just opposite, so if somebody looks away or looks down does not mean necessarily that they're disrespecting you or ignoring you, because if you're talking and I am looking down, if I'm talking to you and you're looking down I would think “oh she's ignoring me, she's tuning me out”. How does physical modesty differ among cultures? We have some interesting things in our culture at this time that relate to modesty. I noticed it when I was looking for bathing suits online, that you get modest bathing wear for women that are geared to either women who are A, Latter Day Saints, meaning Mormons -- they're more covered up